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February 23, 2021
Avoid ‘risky winner-take-all tactics’ in Somalia, UN Security Council hears
February 22, 2021
UN chief condemns attack on mission of WFP in D.R Congo
February 22, 2021
Italian ambassador killed in D.R. Congo attack
February 21, 2021
The goats helping Zambians to reach economic independence
GENEVA — The UN educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has encouraged people everywhere to celebrate the world’s diversity by supporting multilingualism at school and in everyday life: the theme for International Mother Language Day, observed on Sunday.The annual commemoration honors linguistic diversity and multilingualism, which UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay called “this priceless heritage of humanity.”The focus this year is on inclusion, both in the classroom and in society.“This is essential, because when 40 percent of the world's inhabitants do not have access to education in the language they speak or understand best, it hinders their learning, as well as their access to heritage and cultural expressions,” Azoulay said in her message for the Day.“This year, special...
February 21, 2021
International Mother Language Day celebrates inclusion at school and in society
February 20, 2021
Lives and futures of 3m children in DRC at risk, UNICEF warns
February 20, 2021
Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence ‘children all have guns’
February 20, 2021
‘Exercise restraint and calm’, UN chief urges after violent outbreak in Somalia
February 17, 2021
Fears for dozens of students after armed men storm school in Nigeria
GENEVA — Atrocities committed by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have become part of a systematic pattern to disrupt lives, instill fear and create havoc, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, expressing alarm over the ongoing situation.A record of more than 2,000 civilians were killed in three eastern provinces last year in attacks mainly attributed to armed groups, agency partners have reported.The violence has continued into this year. The most recent incident occurred in late January, when two men were killed and six others were seriously injured following an incursion into a site for forcibly displaced people in Masisi Territory, North Kivu province.Raids, curfews and ‘security’ payments UNHCR Spokesperson Babor Baloch said that three...
February 17, 2021
Armed group atrocities creating havoc in eastern DRC: UNHCR